depute vs select

depute

verb
  • To appoint; to assign; to choose. 

  • To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate. 

  • To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy. 

noun
  • deputy 

select

verb
  • To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options. 

  • To obtain a set of data from a database using a query. 

adj
  • Privileged, specially selected. 

  • Of high quality; top-notch. 

How often have the words depute and select occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )